23 Sep 2013

Deinon never jumps out of the water. Or that's at least what we always say to people. However, this summer, Deinon surprised us all. This very calm and 'serious' dolphin was observed performing some spectacular aerial behaviour. Deinon is one of the most frequently encountered dolphins in Slovenian waters and we have been seeing her every single year for the past 10 years. She is also one of those dolphins you can symbolically adopt.

Today, the young loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), found injured and exhausted by Morigenos researchers in June, has been successfully released back into the wild. In the early morning Dr. Zlatko Golob, a veterinarian specialist, examined it for the last time and confirmed that it is in good health. The turtle has successfully recovered at the Aquarium Piran and awaited the day to swim free again. We are proud to have contributed to the successful release of the turtle into the sea and wish it a long and happy life.

14 Sep 2013

Aquarium Piran, Golob d.o.o. and Morigenos invite you to join us for a special event the release of a young marine turtle back into the wild. In June, Morigenos researchers found and rescued an exhausted loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). The turtle was brought to Piran where Dr. Zlatko Golob, a veterinarian specialist, examined and treated it. Since then, the turtle has been recovering in Aquarium Piran. The time has come to return it back into the wild. University of Primorska, which runs the international project NETCET and carries out satellite tracking of turtles in the Adriatic Sea, will participate in the event. The Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, Marine biology station Piran and Institute Biocen also participate in research and conservation of turtles in Slovenia.

The event will take place on Tuesday, 17th of September 2013 at 10:00 on the beach in front of theatre Tartini in Piran.

9 Sep 2013

Timi has a huge new gash behind his dorsal fin, likely resulting from fierce fights with other dolphins. Such things are quite normal for dolphins and Timi is doing just fine. We have been seeing him regularly throughout the summer, and the new gash makes it even easier for us to identify him at sea. Timi is one of the most frequently encountered dolphins in Slovenian waters, as well as one of those you can simbolically adopt. Left photo: Timi in June 2013. Right and bottom photos: Timi in July 2013.